Brave new words : the Oxford dictionary of science fiction / edited by Jeffrey Prucher ; introduction by Gene Wolfe.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xxxi, 342 p. 25 cmISBN:- 9780195305678 (alk. paper)
- R PN 3433.4 .B739 2007
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Reference | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | PN 3433.4 .B739 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA0000298970 |
plays ,newspapers,comic,songs,and the Internet.Shows how many of the words in everyday vocabulary ,including spacesuit,blast off,and robot ,have roots in imaginative literature rather than hard science.
Presents the shared language of the entire genre,including the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and science fiction fans.Includes numerous citations of the word's usage,from the earliest known appearance forward.Citations are also given from the mainstream publications,fanzines,screen
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